Will blog for change. I won’t lie, I hate asking people for money. It’s the primary reason I would be reluctant to run for office, in fact. But, the reality is that, if we want to sustain the model we have at Eclectablog where writers are paid for their work, we have to do it. As progressives, we talk a […]

Bottom line: You need us and we need you. You know what we’re up against. There’s a giant pile of money being shoveled into Republican campaigns, more than ever since the Supreme Court ruling on McCutcheon v. FEC. But there’s something money can’t buy: The passion and energy of dedicated people who are devoted to making this country a better […]

Give a little, get a lot Here’s some good news: After months of the Koch brothers’ front Americans for Prosperity spending millions of dollars to spread misinformation about Obamacare in an attempt to smear Gary Peters, Republican Terri Lynn Land now trails Peters by 5 percent. The Senate Majority PAC has played a key role in this comeback with ads […]

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1. Voices you don’t hear anywhere else

No one else in Michigan is covering the problems with the EAA (the state takeover of Detroit’s schools) in the kind of depth that Chris is. And he is making space for the teachers working under the new authority to share what they are seeing on the ground in a way that absolutely no one else is.

2. A great team of commentators

Just look at how the blog covered the Obamacare roll-out: Amy’s stories of people helped by the ACA; LOLGOP’s highlighting deceitful anti-ACA ads; and Charles Gaba on his own site tracking actual enrollment.

3. Anne’s beautiful photography (and writing)

Like this beautiful piece about a lesbian couple married in Ann Arbor last month.

Support your local bloggers! This week we’ll be coming to you once a day for our second quarter fundraiser. I am determined to prove that we can have a successful site where all of the writers are paid. However, that can only happen with support from our readers. Your financial support will also allow us to bring on new writers, […]

I am very pleased to announce that Emma White is joining our Eclectablog team and will be a regular contributor to the site. Emma is an Ann Arbor-based pollster, strategist, and is the owner of Emma White Research, LLC. Her background in the realm of communications will bring depth to our stable of writers and I’m thrilled to have her […]

Let’s celebrate who he is and all he does. I can think of no better way to pay tribute to Chris Savage than to write a few words for him — here, on the blog he created and contributes to almost every single day of the year. I owe a lot to Chris. So do the countless Michiganders he stands […]

Bwaahahahaaa!!! Now that our governor has started his relentless positive rebranding tour, his ads are going to start showing up in your Facebook news feeds, on your Twitter apps, and, of course, on the websites you visit. That includes, hilariously enough, THIS website! Click for a larger version, screencap courtesy of Chad Cyrowski at Progress Michigan “But WAIT!”, you might […]

Help us continue our efforts to educate and engage. You know how this post ends: We’re going to ask you to make a donation. But allow me to write a few words about why it matters. Eclectablog’s contributors live and work in the communities we endeavor to serve. Whether you live across the street or across the state — or […]

Please feed the bloggers It’s that time a year again where we come to you, hat in hand, and ask you to help support the important work we do here at Eclectablog. Unlike most blog sites, the regular contributors — Anne, Amy, LOLGOP, and Gary Abud, Jr. — are paid for their work. It’s not nearly as much as I […]

Listicle this 2013 was a big — no, a HUGE — year for Eclectablog. Although we had more visitors in 2012 thanks to the presidential election, we experienced tremendous growth in 2013. In May, we brought on the extraordinarily gifted writer Amy Lynn Smith. Her coverage of health care issues and women’s issues has been stellar and she’s brought a […]